God Gave Us Rainbows

God Gave Us Rainbows

God gave us rainbows

in the first place

so we would not panic

every time it rains--

thinking it is the end of the world.

Not only that,

but He tells us about

the end of the world,

just so we don’t get confused

 or deceived.

After all these years

lived in the sunshine

 of God’s love,

why do I still panic

every time it rains?

When the storm has passed,

I stare sheepishly

at the things

made more beautiful

by the rain.

How often I forget

the rain is not

the end of the world,

it is the beginning

of the rainbow.